Power's Play

For a former Fool, the road to glory is lumpy, bumpy, and full of pitfalls

Meet the Kingdom's newest nobleman: Malfred Murd, onetime Royal Fool turned outcast, then con man, then hero- who now takes on a task that's outrageous even for him: going undercover to bust the biggest crime boss in a vast and decadent city. Will success win him the hand of the ardent, artistic lady of his dreams- or will he slip up and end his days at the bottom of a barrel?

Follow Fred, Corvinalias, the other characters we met in "Fool's Proof" and a dazzling collection of new ones on a journey through a world blending equal parts comedy, crime novel and adventure: heroic, horrific and hilarious.